Ina Pagria – Agricultural University of Tirana, Faculty of Economics and Agribusiness, str. Paisi Vodica, 1025, Tirana, Albania

Anjeza Bekolli – Agricultural University of Tirana, Faculty of Economics and Agribusiness, str. Paisi Vodica, 1025, Tirana, Albania

Keywords:
Cooperation;
Profit distribution;
Farmers;
Cold stores;
Cooperative Game Theory

DOI: https://doi.org/10.31410/EMAN.2024.89

Abstract: The purpose of this study is to analyze some of the factors that inยญfluence the agreement of the members in the distribution of the profits that come as a result of the cooperation. The linear regression model is used as a statistical model. In the study, two links in the supply chain were identified: the farmers who produce the product and the cold stores (refrigerated wareยญhouses) who buy it. This study was done in Albania, one of the most popuยญlar areas for the production and cultivation of apple products, in the area of Korca. There exist two moments of cooperation, one between refrigeratยญed warehouses, which can combine joint orders to benefit from reductions in the purchase cost and the other between the farmers themselves. At the end of the study, it is noticed that the agreement of the members in the diยญvision of the profit depends on the importance they attach to maximization of the personal profit, the membersโ€™ equal distribution, the main contribuยญtor, and the higher risk taker. As one of the most useful mathematical modยญels for dividing the result between the members of a cooperative situation, the authors suggest the application of the cooperative game theory model.

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8th International Scientific Conference – EMAN 2024 – Economics and Management: How to Cope With Disrupted Times, Rome, Italy, March 21, 2024, CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS, published by: Association of Economists and Managers of the Balkans, Belgrade, Serbia; ISBN 978-86-80194-83-7, ISSN 2683-4510, DOI: https://doi.org/10.31410/EMAN.2024

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Pagria, I., & Bekolli, A. (2024). Promoting Cooperation: Factors Affecting Profit Sharing Among Farmers and Cold Stores in Albania. In C. A. Nastase, A. Monda, & R. Dias (Eds.), International Scientific Conference – EMAN 2024: Vol 8. Conference Proceedings (pp. 89-94). Association of Economists and Managers of the Balkans. https://doi.org/10.31410/EMAN.2024.89

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